Gaga's latest Ball follows the Born This Way Ball, which the pop singer launched in April 2012 after releasing her Born This Way album in 2011. However, that international tour was cut short due to a hip injury earlier this year, with 20 dates in total canceled as a result. The Born This Way Ball was the sixth-highest-grossing tour of 2012, with a total gross exceeding $124 million and 65 sold-out dates that year, per Billboard Boxscore.

ARTPOP, Gaga's follow-up to Born This Way, debuted at No. 1 last month on the Billboard 200 chart with 258,000 copies sold in its first frame, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Before the ARTPOP Ball is thrown, Gaga will close out New York's historic Roseland Ballroom, performing the final seven shows at the venue from March 28 to April 7.